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QUOTE(Greg Hibbard @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 11:14 PM) Please do. I give it a zero percent chance And unlike a lot of people, I'm willing to put something on the line. So people should put there soxtalk account on the line for something that is out of our hands?

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 11:06 PM) Ozzie has been managing "by the book" too much lately. Hawk used to always kiss his ass by talking about the reason why Ozzie gets so much flack from guys like Brantley is because he doesn't do what most managers are expected to do. These lefty-righty matchups are getting extremely out of hand. Look at what RH do against Cotts, or LH do against Jenks. What ever happened to Cliff and Neal each pitching one inning no matter if an opposite handed batter was up? The f***ing guy needs to look at stats. I know i have been saying it alot and i will until his tenure is up with the sox or he admits that stats are not the anti christ.

QUOTE(Felix @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 11:05 PM) How about a 3b who's hitting .435 in September with a 1.311 OPS? Can you do without that? If you want to badmouth Crede, at least do it when he's struggling. Is he or is he not hitting in the .240's on the season?

QUOTE(Felix @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 11:00 PM) You forget so quickly that Crede started the rally which got the Sox on the board with the RBI single, eh? Casey blake started that rally.

QUOTE(Felix @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 10:56 PM) Yes. There is something wrong with it. You might not believe it, but Ozzie got the team to where it is today (FIRST PLACE IN THE AL IF YOU FORGOT), and despite some poor decisions in games, he is not the only one to blame. Sox had the best pitching in all of baseball for the first half. Now much you have to do right to look like a genius ( in the eyes of many sox fans and the media).

QUOTE(Felix @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 10:51 PM) Is there anything new there? As far as I can tell, you always blame Ozzie. No. 90% of the time i blame ozzie. I am also not a second guesser. When i see something wrong i state it in the game thread while it is happening or before hand. Ozzie has lost us a number of games this season. He and allan trammel are the two worst in game managers currently in the major leagues.

QUOTE(POPPY_HIDALGO @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 10:45 PM) R.I.P. 2005 White Sox Poppy! Been waiting for your return.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 10:43 PM) - A manager w/no feel for how to handle pitching - Inactivity at the deadline - Lack of a number 3 hitter - Terrible approach at the plate by our hitters - Fantastic Indians team - Starting pitching that was overused all season ....and much, much more But ozzie is a good cheer leader... But no other team made any major moves... Everett had a couple stretches that he got hot.... Etc...

QUOTE(FlaCWS @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 10:32 PM) I was actually thinking that same thing. I think Oz gets hung up on the lefty/righty thing too often. Cotts looked good. Why take him out? Clearly because he throws left handed and left handers cannot get right handers out.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 10:25 PM) First off, he brings in Damaso Marte to protect a lead? Is this the same guy that quit on the team just over a week or so ago? Please explain this to me, someone. Second, after Ozuna gives us another chance, he lets Jermaine Dye hit when we needed to get the runner to 3rd. Where are Harris or Timo to lay down the bunt? Then we need to hold a one run defecit and we bring in Hermanson? Where the hell is Politte? Ozzie, thanks for helping out to piss the season away. Actually he had dye offer at the first pitch with a bunt attempt and fell behind 0-1. If you plain on moving the run over either let him hit it to the right side from the first pitch of the at-bat or bring in someone that has gotten down a sacrafice within the last four years.

I am blaming ozzie. We had at last two better options than vizcaino... followed by marte. One would have been to let cotts got for a second inning of work... two would be to bring in politte who has bene ridiculously good against both righties and lefties ( much like ozzie). After this season he needs to take a look at three year splits and the splits from this past year for everyone on this team. He needs to look them over daily why he is at it so maybe it gets etched into his brain. I just wish we wer lucky enough to not have to deal with him next season. I know someone is gonna say '' well you have to blame the players sometimes to''. Well maybe if he did not set-up his own players to fail as often i would.

Just shut them losars off.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 10:17 PM) Crede can face wickman. Gload better be pinch hitting for podsednik though. QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 10:18 PM) I would let Crede hit, and have Gload bat for Pods. Winner.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 10:18 PM) Gload?? For podsednik...

QUOTE(winninguglyin83 @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 10:16 PM) so do you let Crede hit vs. Wickman -- or does ozzie go to Timo or Gload i'll say it will be timo Crede can face wickman. Gload better be pinch hitting for podsednik though.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 10:13 PM) THAT IS 2 f***ING LEADOFF DOUBLES WE HAVE WASTED TONIGHT. IF THIS IS OZZIE-BALL...OZZIEBALL DOESN'T WORK. Ozzie ball/ small ball/ smart ball... is a farce... especially when you have a clown running the show.

Ozzie, marte, and the sox as a whole are to be blamed tonight. Ever hear of the f***ing basics?

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 10:08 PM) Because we have someone searching a generic topic, and MySQL doesnt like that happening at teh same time as alot of people on here. Couldn't you guys possible lock the search engine for the duration of the game?

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 10:06 PM) HE CAN'T BUNT!!! Does Ozzie even follow his own team during the season? Did you really have to ask such a silly question?

QUOTE(sircaffey @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 10:02 PM) Why Marte? Why? What this season has given Ozzie any confidence in this prick? What? Please, anything? Let's try and win the division without a manager. Someone slip Ozzie a mickie...BAINES FOR MANAGER! Baines would end up falling asleep half way through the game.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 10:00 PM) Bobby gave up the f***ing hit. There's plenty of blame to go around. Boone abused Bobby. Two people are to blame for why those men got in scoring position. Ozzie and the marte. Ozzie because he doesn't know when and how to sue his pen and marte because, well, he cannot get lefties out to save his f***ing life.

QUOTE(Harry&JimmyRocked @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 09:56 PM) geez. what's with all the negativity. we're still in first place with the best record in the AL...... SEE HOW DUMB THAT STILL SOUNDS? Why am i confused that it says zero posts?

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 09:50 PM) Fock that, Its Jenks time. I agree. Point is marte should have been out after the first batter. Actually the point is marte should have never been in... they should have either stuck with jenks or gone to politte. Homers> walks... especially in this case.

Now you take f***ing marte out? Ozzie is a f***ing moron... cheesus lice.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 09:46 PM) f*** Can't knock that double though. That was a tough ass pitch to hit. The walk is what kills. And qwerty, why, because walks hurt, you need to make pitches and at least give your defense the chance to get outs. If it means you give up the ocassional homer, so be it. No one can convince me that a walk is worse than a home run. A homerun is a automatic run ( it's kinda in the name) a walk just gives the opposing team a chance to score... nothing is guarauntee.